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How I tested



By Logan G. Harbaugh
November 26, 2003		  

I installed each product on Windows Server 2000 or 2003, along with the required additional software. ADS required installation on a Windows Server 2003, which was provided by Microsoft. I installed SPS on Windows Server 2000 running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and IIS. For the ZENworks 6 installation, I installed eDirectory 8.6.2 on Windows Server 2000, along with Apache 2.0.4, Tomcat 4.1.12 and Sun JVM 1.3.1, and ConsoleOne 1.3.5.

I tested the ability of each server to capture and deploy images. In the case of ADS, I captured and deployed Windows Server 2003 and a Windows 2000 Advanced Server image. For SPS and ZENworks, I captured and deployed both Windows Server 2000 and a Red Hat Linux 7.2 image.

Since the additional management features of SPS and ZENworks were outside of the purview of this review, I looked through them only briefly. However, the features available on both platforms were impressive and easy to use during my limited tests.





 


 
IT consultant Logan Harbaugh is the author of two books on networking. Contact him at logan@lharba.com.
 

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